The Bloody Baron

[jelly92784]

No: HPFGUIDX 153194

Aussie wrote:
The Baron was also frequenting the Astrology Tower in HBP. The same 
place predicted to be "Lightening struck" by Trelawney's Tarot cards 
and finally DDs last stand where the Death Head hovered above. The 
Bloody Baron, however, was there before all this. Nearly Headless 
Nick commented on it to Harry when he mistook Harry asking for where 
DD was.
That made me suspect the Bloody Baron a bit more on my 2nd read.

Janelle: I'm at work unfortunately and can't get my books, but I'm 
pretty sure that the Trio, or maybe just Harry, sees the Bloody 
Baron float past the door to the third floor corridor in SS, which 
could add to Aussie's suspicion of the Baron.  Can anyone else 
remember times when the Baron was seen so near places that held such 
significance in the story?  Also, what possible role could the Baron 
play?  For example, in SS why is the Baron near this out-of-bounds 
area?  Is he playing spy for someone, and if so, who?  It could be 
for Dumbledore, do the ghosts in the school have to be loyal to the 
headmaster just like the portraits in his office?  Maybe the Baron 
was there patrolling the area in order to keep students away.  Or 
possibly he was spying for Quirrel/Voldemort, perhaps trying to 
figure out a way past Fluffy?  Or, the Baron could have been spying 
for Snape, trying to keep tabs on Quirrel for him.  

I think if we can find other sightings of the Baron and see what 
he's been up to, we'll be able to get a better grasp on where his 
loyalties lie and what his potential role in the story may be if 
there is in fact more to him than simple window dressing.  There 
could also be more clues as to what his true identity is.